Product families
Rigid boxes, folding cartons, mailers and blisters are built from different boards and different tooling, so MOQ and sampling change with the family. Pick the closest match, and we will confirm the construction against your artwork.
Greyboard shells wrapped in printed paper, assembled by hand. The family we quote most often for cosmetics, spirits, electronics accessories and gift-with-purchase sets that need to hold shape on a retail shelf.
Die-cut cartons that ship flat and lock into shape on the packing line. The lower-cost route for high-volume retail SKUs, and the family we recommend first when artwork carries the brand rather than the box structure.
Single-wall and double-wall shippers cut with a custom fit, printed one or two colours. Used where the outer carton is also the unboxing moment, or where a courier route needs more protection than a folding carton gives.
Thermoformed PET, PVC or rPET trays paired with a printed card, for hardware, personal care and small electronics. The plastic side of our capability, and the reason we can quote a paper-and-plastic pack as one item instead of two suppliers.
How a quote is built
A price without these four inputs is a guess. Send them in one message and the first reply is usually a quotation rather than another round of questions.
Product enquiry
Name and phone are enough to start. If you already have a dieline, a photo of the current pack or a competitor sample, mention it and we will ask for the file in the reply.
Replies are handled by the export team in Shenzhen, in English, within one working day.
Buyer questions
Folding cartons, because they ship flat and need a single die instead of an assembled shell. A rigid box costs more per unit but survives handling and returns better, so for premium sets the difference often disappears once you count replacements.
Yes. Paper and plastic are both produced here, so a rigid box with a thermoformed inner tray is quoted as one item rather than two suppliers. Mixed orders are scheduled together to share the shipping container.
Send it anyway. Below-MOQ runs are possible on some families using shared tooling, at a higher unit price. We will tell you where the price step sits instead of refusing the enquiry.
Both. FOB Shenzhen or Yantian is the default because most buyers use their own forwarder. Tell us the destination port and Incoterm in the first message and the quotation will carry it.
Choosing between them
A shelf decides print quality and surface finish. A parcel decides board grade and compression strength. Programmes that need both usually end up with two components.
A kept box justifies tooling and hand assembly. A discarded one does not. This single question explains most of the price difference between a rigid box and a carton.
One structure across six SKUs amortises the die. Six structures at 500 pcs each load tooling onto every unit and quietly double the piece price.
Send both sets of sizes and we will quote them side by side, so the cost and lead-time difference is visible before you decide.